Monday, August 28, 2006

"That frustration has attracted some famous deep pockets, including America Online co-founder Steve Case, his former employer Time Warner Inc., the Carlyle Group and Allen & Co. Together, they have put more than $100 million into building virtual destinations that offer consumers something beyond disease encyclopedias.Some want to make it as easy to choose a doctor as a restaurant. Others eventually hope to offer â€œvirtual assisted livingâ€� by monitoring medicines or pacemakers remotely, so the elderly can stay in their homes longer."